Stalinism
Subtitle: Russian and Western views at the turn of the millennium
By: [Alter L. Litvin and John L.H. Keep].
Contributors: Keep, John L. H.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
Subjects: Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953.; Soviet Union -- History -- 1925-1953.
Description: 'Stalinism' surveys the efforts made in recent years by historians in Russia & the West, to better understand what really happened in the USSR between 1929 & 1953. It reveals a process of historical revisionism that is gradually changing many of our perceptions about Stalinist Russia.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Sources; title: Stalin's biography; title: Assessing Stalin's role as leader; title: Terror; title: Foreign policy; title: Old controversies, new findings; title: "A peculiar new state" : politics and government; title: Adventures in social history : peasants and workers; title: "It's a woman's world" : gender studies and daily life; title: Captive minds : faith, science, history; title: "Koba the dread" : repression and terror; title: No longer a riddle? : aspects of Soviet foreign policy.